AVERAGE DAILY EXCRETION THROUGH THE URINE FOR FOUR-FIVE MONTHS.—Student Group.
| Name. | Body- weight. | Total Nitrogen. | Uric Acid. | Ratio of Uric Acid to Nitrogen. | Uric Acid per kilo of Body- weight. | Phosphoric Acid P₂O₅. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kilos | grams | gram | grams | grams | ||
| Anderson, G. W. | 71.0 | 9.37 | 0.632 | 1:14 | 0.0089 | 1.75 |
| Anderson, W. L. | 61.0 | 10.41 | 0.516 | 1:20 | 0.0084 | 2.14 |
| Bellis | 78.0 | 8.88 | 0.531 | 1:16 | 0.0068 | 1.98 |
| Callahan | 83.0 | 9.04 | 0.624 | 1:14 | 0.0075 | 1.74 |
| Donahue | 62.0 | 7.47 | 0.395 | 1:19 | 0.0063 | 1.79 |
| Jacobus | 56.0 | 7.58 | 0.423 | 1:17 | 0.0075 | 1.67 |
| Schenker | 73.0 | 10.09 | 0.624 | 1:16 | 0.0085 | 2.20 |
| Stapleton | 75.0 | 11.06 | 0.609 | 1:16 | 0.0093 | 2.64 |
Turning now to the third group of men, i. e., the soldier detail, under observation for a period of six months, during five months of which time they lived on a prescribed diet with diminished content of proteid food, but with no exclusion of animal food, the following average results are to be noted: